#BestofBiz 2024: Agriculture

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2024 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and company news. Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry site over the past year below.

17 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Agriculture

Most-read stories

1	New citrus qualification for high school students launched	25 Jan 2024
2	Cheeba Cannabis Academy launches new scholarship for cannabis industry course	15 Feb 2024
3	Discovering the latest trends in South African wine categories - Oelof Weideman	09 Jul 2024
4	Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future	25 Sep 2024
5	Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market - Nqobile Dludla	19 Jun 2024
6	Tim Atkin unveils 2024 South Africa Wine Report	05 Sep 2024
7	Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies	21 Feb 2024
8	Bad weather forces downward adjustment of orange export estimates	24 Jul 2024
9	SA beef hits Saudi shelves after 15-month negotiation	27 Feb 2024
10	Wine tourism and wine trends in 2024: A detailed outlook - Elmarie Rabe	23 Jan 2024
11	South Africa Wine and Stellenbosch University launch innovative Chenin Blanc project	19 Mar 2024
12	Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil - Alan Dixon	13 Jun 2024
13	Top South African wines shine at 2024 National Wine Challenge	07 Jun 2024
14	Tongaat Hulett business rescue plans amended after judicial ruling	03 Jan 2024
15	Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges	11 Apr 2024
16	#SauvBlancDay: Celebrating the diversity and global appeal of Sauvignon Blanc	03 May 2024
17	Study reveals soil health's impact on wine flavour profiles	23 Aug 2024
18	#BizTrends2024: Trends shaping the future of the global wine industry in 2024 - Rico Basson	24 Jan 2024
19	South African vineyards set for a promising 2025	16 Oct 2024
20	#BudgetSpeech2024: Excise increase a blow to South African wine and brandy industry	22 Feb 2024

Most-read contributors

1	Paul Makube
2	Rico Basson
3	Wandile Sihlobo
4	John Hudson
5	Peter Setou

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Top stories

Tough takes centre stage in the new Toyota Hilux campaign (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media#BehindtheCampaign | Toyota celebrates the different ways South Africans use the Hilux

53 minutes

Four women from Digitas share their career stories and leadership lessons. L to r: Nomika Singh Govender - GM, Bonita Christie - BUD, Zakona Mlaba - digital copy lead and Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk - strategy director at Digitas (Image composite: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Marketing & Media#WomensMonth | Every woman has a story: 4 leadership lessons

20 hours

#WomensMonth | Lerato Agency's Tshegofatso Stone - From creator to communicator

Marketing & Media#WomensMonth | Lerato Agency's Tshegofatso Stone - From creator to communicator

Karabo Ledwaba 22 hours

Source: Niki Giles, Strategy Head at Prescient Fund Services.

Finance#WomensMonth | Niki Giles on building financial freedom, one decision at a time

Katja Hamilton 19 minutes

Source: LinkedIn. Chief executive officer of the JSE, Valdene Reddy.

FinanceJSE strengthens growth trajectory: H1 profit jumps 16.9%

16 hours

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ESG & Sustainability

3 women-led businesses to run coffee kiosks in Mr Price stores

21 hours

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Retail

Zuru brings viral Starbox blind box craze to SA

21 hours

Saving Grace Education Group launches Learn to Read programme for Grade R–6 learners

Education

Saving Grace Education Group launches Learn to Read programme for Grade R–6 learners

Saving Grace Education 2 days

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Property

New SA Reit chair | Jackie van Niekerk to lead sector's next growth chapter

23 minutes

#Orchids&Onions: How Volkswagen mended my broken heart – and why its new ad hits home

Marketing & Media

#Orchids&Onions: How Volkswagen mended my broken heart – and why its new ad hits home

Brendan Seery 23 hours

100 industry leaders to take the stage at SA’s largest CMO event

Marketing & Media

100 industry leaders to take the stage at SA’s largest CMO event

CMO Summit 22 hours

Congolese medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) carry children tested and cleared of Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage, at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) within the secured Ebola response zone, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Hoho commune of Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Healthcare

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Clement Bonnerot and Jessica Donati 37 minutes

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Construction & Engineering

Why insurance is becoming construction’s strongest foundation in KZN

Wayne Pillay 11 hours

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Marketing & Media

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TBWA 21 hours

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Healthcare

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories registers new cancer immunotherapy in South Africa

19 hours

SA Rugby and Nike launch limited-edition jersey for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Tour

Lifestyle

SA Rugby and Nike launch limited-edition jersey for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Tour

21 hours

#WomensMonth | Nadia Jaftha on pushing SA’s creator economy from influence to ownership

Marketing & Media

#WomensMonth | Nadia Jaftha on pushing SA’s creator economy from influence to ownership

Evan-Lee Courie 1 day

Source: Edna Montse, African Bank group chief transformation and sustainability officer.

Finance

#GEC+Africa 2026: African Bank at the helm of strengthening Africa’s entrepreneurial backbone

21 hours

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Legal

High Court rules PIC CEO suspension invalid, orders reinstatement

18 hours

Manufacturing Indaba expands with inaugural Cape Town Manufacturing Summit

Manufacturing

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20 hours

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Healthcare

New ‘comprehensive’ 220-bed hospital opens in Mpumalanga

22 hours

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Education

Why children learn English more easily with the help of their home language – Namibian study

Nhlanhla Mpofu and Clement Simuja 22 hours

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Energy & Mining

Meet the South African mineral tech council’s new board

22 hours

An acting judge in the Johannesburg High Court will have to explain himself to the Legal Practice Council over the use of fictitious and incorrect legal citations in their judgment. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Legal

Acting judge told to explain possible AI ‘hallucinations’ in judgment

Tania Broughton 1 day

Cape Town’s Inner City becomes a living canvas as Heat Arts Festival returns

Lifestyle

Cape Town’s Inner City becomes a living canvas as Heat Arts Festival returns

20 hours

Geely Auto SA appoints Greg Maruszewski as COO

Automotive

Geely Auto SA appoints Greg Maruszewski as COO

22 hours

#WomensMonth | The Artscape's Marlene le Roux on leading with inclusion, compassion and courage

Lifestyle

#WomensMonth | The Artscape's Marlene le Roux on leading with inclusion, compassion and courage

Evan-Lee Courie 22 hours

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